ure life will be
your best acknowledgment, or will prove your heartless ingratitude. Let
neither success nor failure tempt you to swerve from what your own heart
tells you to be right and fair. Turn out as your schemes may, never forget
to keep your motives pure; and believe me, that come what will, you'll
find an easy conscience a great comforter in the hour of trial. Your
father was one of my oldest friends; a noble upright man he was; and it
would have wounded him deeply that any one belonging to him should have
been otherwise; and it would give me many a heavy hour if his only child
did not turn out all that I expect him to be. I am right glad to learn
that you are getting bravely on in your business; and as for this matter
with Kate,' said he, pausing, for they had come to where their routes
separated, 'it can easily be made right. I love her as my own child; and I
would not have her thwarted for the world. I'll see Jacob again to-morrow;
and have no doubt that he will give his consent at last. Perhaps it would
be better for you not to present yourself at his house too soon. Work your
way back to where you were, cautiously, and say nothing to him about
marrying Kate, until you and he are on your old terms of good fellowship.
It wont be long, depend on it: and now, recollect what I told you a few
moments ago. If you want any assistance in your business, or if a loan of
a thousand or two dollars, or a good word from me, will push you on, you
shall have it. Good night!' And Harson had not gone a hundred yards,
before he was whistling so loud that he might have been heard half a mile.

'God help you, Harry!' muttered Somers, looking after the stout, burly
figure of his friend; 'God bless your warm old heart! What a glorious
world this would be, if there were more in it like you!'

LITERARY NOTICES.

NARRATIVE OF THE TEXAN SANTA FE EXPEDITION: Comprising a description
of a Tour through Texas, and across the great South-western prairies,
the Camanche and Cayguea Hunting-grounds, with an account of the
suffering from want of food, losses from hostile Indians, and final
capture of the Texans, and their march as prisoners to the city of
Mexico. By GEORGE WILKINS KENDALL. In two volumes. New-York: HARPER
AND BROTHERS.

This is by far the most racy and interesting book of travels we have read
for a long time. Every body is of course acquainted with the general
history of the expedition; its romantic p